The room between the kitchen and sitting room deserves a job

A north London townhouse shows how a middle room can earn its place, with somewhere to pause as well as somewhere to put the coats.

A seat by the house, or a reason to walk into the garden?

The most useful garden seat may be the convenient one. The most tempting may be somewhere else entirely.

Bifold or sliding doors? Start with the view you’ll have all winter

The biggest opening is only one part of the decision. Sightlines, furniture and the everyday route to the garden deserve just as much attention.

Drying laundry indoors without making the whole house damp

The washing has to go somewhere. Give the moisture a route out, too, and the routine becomes much easier to manage.

The 15m2 extension that transformed an entire Victorian house

What Oti Mabuse’s new kitchen gets right about storage-first planning

Renovation materials are 5.9% dearer than a year ago: what that does — and doesn’t — mean for your budget

Plan a small bathroom before you buy a single fitting: four constraints that decide the layout